Lynda comes to Surround Circle Yoga as an Associate Teacher with a passion for well-being, health and fitness that fully integrates mind, body and spirit.  After a diverse career as an executive in the Public Service, Lynda turned her attention to her passions and completed the Fitness and Lifestyle Management Program at Algonquin College.  She has been a practicing Certified Personal Trainer since 2004.  Following her philosophy for integrating mind, body and spirit, Lynda pursued training as a personal and professional coach.  Since 2005 she has also been a practicing Certified Professional Integral Coachä working with people of all kinds on change challenges that matter.  Throughout this time, Lynda had a robust yoga practice which became a more important part of her development as person, coach and personal trainer.  Increasingly she found that she drew upon yoga philosophies, breathing practices and postures in her work with people to support them in achieving their goals.

It was in 2009 that she decided to dive deeply into yoga and completed the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program at the Kripalu.  To further her development, she will complete the Certified Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training with Cheri Clampett, a certified Yoga Therapist and co-author of the Therapeutic Yoga Kit.